Daily exercise always involves birding. Several daily walks along the River Roding had produced very little in terms of new additions to the year list. But each walk along the river would see the water levels rising and the surrounding fields getting more and more flooded.
I've been trying to limit my daily exercise/birding walks with times of the day that would limit the number of people encountered, which has worked well so far.
A visit to Snaresbrook and Eagle Pond at first light saw me connect with the Caspian Gull before I had crossed the road. Leaving plenty of time to visit Wanstead park before the masses appeared.
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| Caspian Gull |
After a brief walk around Jubilee Pond, I managed to locate the 1st winter Mediterranean Gull among the numerous Black-headed Gulls. The area surrounding Centre road car park produced two more year ticks with two Lesser Redpoll and a Little owl.
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| 1st winter Mediterranean Gull |
After returning home a Sparrowhawk appeared in the garden causing panic among the feeding birds and providing another welcome year tick.
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